13: Level 8

At the same time, Su Yuan's eight tentacles were firmly wrapped around the Alligator Snapping Turtle's entire body.

Each of the Alligator Snapping Turtle's legs and its tail was ensnared by a tentacle. The dense Claws, all extended to over four centimeters long, pierced through the Alligator Snapping Turtle's skin, entered its body, and released toxins.

As these Claws rotated and cut, the Alligator Snapping Turtle instantly went mad with pain, bleeding profusely. Its four legs looked shattered, revealing white bones, and it frantically bit at Su Yuan's other tentacles.

Su Yuan was somewhat startled; the combat power of this Alligator Snapping Turtle was truly formidable. If he hadn't evolved the ability to produce toxins, it would have been quite troublesome.

After all, an octopus's lethality is inherently inferior to that of Alligator Turtles, crocodiles, tigers, and leopards.

However, with so much toxin injected, Su Yuan no longer needed to risk piercing its head with these Claws.

At this moment, with so much toxin entering its body, the Alligator Snapping Turtle's movements also slowed down, and the force of its bite on Su Yuan's second tentacle was much weaker, failing to sever it.

Su Yuan knew the toxin was working. This was his first time using it in actual combat, and the results were unexpectedly good.

Before a few minutes passed, the Alligator Snapping Turtle lay powerlessly at the bottom of the river, silent, and even its hard shell was dissolving.

Su Yuan's toxin could dissolve this type of biological shell.

Su Yuan looked at the Alligator Snapping Turtle meat before him. This prey was too large; he couldn't swallow it all at once and would have to divide it into several portions.

He excitedly began to work, using his sharp, keen Claws and the beak at his mouth to cut... Earlier, by the river where Su Yuan was, a resident of Muxi Town was taking advantage of the rare good weather to fish by the river.

However, not long after he started fishing, huge waves appeared on the river surface, and bubbles continuously rose, as if some giant creature was fighting underwater.

"What's going on?"

The man mumbled, looking over. He vaguely seemed to see a huge Water Monster, seemingly covered in scales and possessing many tentacles.

"This... this is a monster!"

He instantly trembled all over, his face turning pale. Especially when blood suddenly appeared in the river, he was so scared his legs went soft. He had just stood up, preparing to flee, but immediately collapsed to the ground.

He frantically scrambled away from there, heading towards the town.

"Old Yu, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Several townsfolk saw him running in a panic and asked curiously.

"There... there's a monster in the river!"

Yu Liao was badly frightened, his face now somewhat pale.

"Old Yu, you're at it again!"

When the townsfolk heard this, they didn't take it seriously.

Because Yu Liao was Muxi Town's famous gossip, earning him the nickname "Old Yu Big Mouth," and he always exaggerated when relaying messages.

Before the heavy rain, he once caught a large fish half a meter long, which he boasted was a giant fish a meter long.

"I'm not exaggerating! This time it's real! That monster even has tentacles!"

Yu Liao explained earnestly.

"Oh, tentacles are out now, huh? Next time, before you brag, do some research. Squids and octopuses are only found in the sea."

The townsfolk didn't believe Yu Liao at all and walked away, chatting and laughing.

Seeing that no one believed him, Yu Liao didn't care about anything else. He didn't even dare to go back for his fishing gear and went straight home... At the bottom of the river, Su Yuan finally devoured the entire huge Alligator Snapping Turtle.

It was fortunate that he had the System, with no limits on satiety, otherwise such a large Alligator Snapping Turtle would have taken him a long time to digest.

Su Yuan opened his system panel and glanced at his attributes. The result greatly surprised him; his evolution points jumped directly from the initial 0.3 to 65.

【evolution points: 65 / 80】 (Consuming spiritual energy to increase)

"65 attribute points, a total increase of more than sixty-four evolution points. If I hunt for another 15 evolution points, I can evolve again today."

Su Yuan looked towards the riverbank. Due to the dark clouds, there were no pedestrians, allowing him to act more freely.

Su Yuan adjusted his body color to match the river water, swam to the mid-water layer, targeted an unknown fish, swept it up instantly, and ate it.

【You devoured a bronze fish, gaining 0.3 evolution points.】

"Bronze fish?"

Su Yuan thought for a moment, having never heard of this type of fish, but his actions were not slow. Except for the injured tentacle, all seven other tentacles attacked, sweeping up various fish and shrimp in the shallow water.

【You devoured a bronze fish, gaining 0.33 evolution points.】

【You devoured a Tilapia, gaining 0.41 evolution points.】

【You devoured a Suckerfish, gaining 0.4 evolution points.】

...Having reached his current size, ordinary fish and shrimp in the river were instantly swallowed by him, making his hunting and feeding highly efficient.

Only adult Grass Carp, Black Carp, Bighead Carp, and other large fish measuring a meter or more would cause Wu Yu to spend a little more time.

Taking advantage of the current lack of people, Su Yuan went all out, chasing and hunting the scattered schools of fish.

Because it was about to rain, most fish were concentrated in the shallow water, making it even more convenient for Su Yuan to have a buffet.

At his current speed, any fish he targeted had no chance of escaping.

Su Yuan chased the densest schools of fish, using all seven tentacles for each attack. Each tentacle was now over three meters long, comparable to a large python.

Moreover, these tentacles were covered with suckers and Claws. Once prey was caught, there was almost no possibility of escape.

Each Claw was over four centimeters long, could rotate freely, and could be hidden or displayed like a feline's Claws.

Once a tentacle wrapped around prey, under the suction of the suckers, these Claws viciously pierced deep into the prey's body, holding it firmly.

This was a terrifying scene, undiscovered beneath the freshwater river: such a Giant Octopus was frantically hunting.

Time passed, and night arrived.

The heavy rain, which had been brewing high in the sky for a long time, poured down, accompanied by deafening thunder, and lightning illuminated the night sky.

Su Yuan finally stopped hunting. Each of his seven tentacles held prey.

"The heavy rain is back."

Su Yuan looked at the rippling river surface, drenched by the heavy rain, put a Suckerfish from one tentacle into his beak and swallowed it whole, then swallowed a Grass Carp from another tentacle.

One tentacle still held an ordinary-sized Water Snake, which Su Yuan caught and ate like noodles.

After Su Yuan finished eating all his prey, he glanced at his panel.

【evolution points: 90.6 / 80】 (Consuming spiritual energy to increase) (Evolvable)

"Enough, I can evolve now."

Su Yuan happily muttered to himself, immediately found a stone shipwreck, hid inside, and clicked "evolve."

Instantly, a great power descended, activating his entire body.

Su Yuan felt his body grow larger again, changing from the inside out, and becoming stronger.

Soon, these changes stopped, and Su Yuan looked at the panel.

【Species: Adaptable Octopus】

【Rank: 8】

【Body Length: 510 centimeters】

【Body Aberrations: Claws (tentacles covered with automatically retractable Claws)

Powerful Muscles (Your strength has been enhanced)

Elementary Toxin Resistance (You have resistance to most common toxins)

Elementary Toxin (Your ink and Claws contain Elementary toxicity, capable of dissolving biological shells, and you can freely choose whether to secrete it)

Elementary Tough Skin (Your skin is soft yet tough, and your defense has been improved)

Enhanced Vision (Your vision has been enhanced)】

【Skills: Survival of the Fittest (Passive skill, can adapt to most environments)】

【evolution points: 10.6 / 160】 (Consuming spiritual energy to increase)